Relationship between valvular structure and biochemical indices of non-valvular atrial fibrillation and senile degenerative valvular heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a common clinical condition in geriatric-related cardiovascular diseases that is connected to heart dysfunction. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia. Considering these two common clinical conditions, so far no sufficient data on the relationship between degenerative VHD and non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). We aimed to explore the relationship between valvular structure and biochemistry of nonvalvular AF and degenerative valvular heart disease in the elderly.

Methods

In our study, 234 VHD patients who were diagnosis evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography were enrolled in this retrospective study from January 2015 and December 2018. Significant valvular diseases were defined according to ACC/AHA Class

SUBMITTER: Chen JQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9992577 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature